DNC in the house!

Politics are cool. I guess. Rather, democracy is cool. I have voted almost every opportunity given to me, although when we were living in Wisconsin my motivation was beer. I know - shocked, aren't you? Really though...Casey and I would walk to our local polling place, which happened to be next door to our favorite bar. Get our vote on, quickly followed by our drink on. It was great! Sadly, we will not have this experience in Colorado. Actually, I think our polling place is in an assisted living community...so yeah, definitely not. I love living in Colorado, but truly miss being able to walk down the street for a $1 pint of Pabst's. A five spot and I was good to go - now it would be more like $2 and that would be with a $1 tip. Sadly.

Anyway, back to politics. I remember my Mom taking me to the polls when I was 18 and showing me the ropes. It was neat and I plan on doing the same with Ian. Granted, I could also buy cigarettes and adult entertainment - but neither of those made me feel like an adult - it was being allowed to vote and make a contribution to my government that made me feel like an adult. It was exciting to know that I had a say, whether my candidate won or not. This election is different for me though - for the first time I have a child. Someone who looks up to me whether I am having a good day or not, someone who looks to me for protection and guidance, someone who is relying on me to make their life better.

The DNC being 30 minutes away makes it more exciting too! So much going on - some good, some not. Mostly good though. It would be fun to check out all the buzz, but I have a feeling Denver is too crazy right now. So, I prefer to admire from afar. One of my favorite blogs at the moment is http://blogs.westword.com/demver/ - some fun, some serious. Mostly fun:) It is pretty cool to watch everything going on and know that only a few miles down the road history is being made. Don't forget to vote on November 4th!